CONFIDENTIAL SUPPLEMENT A No. 17. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1926. VOL. XIII. Please note that the photographs which appear in this issue of Supplement A are later photographs of subjects who have appeared in previous issues as indicated. These should be carefully cross- referenced with the original cases. RIGHT FOREFINGER PRINT UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED * 87 168 ZS9 Z90 CONFIDENTIAL Supplement A THE POLICE GAZETTE No. 17. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1926. VOL. XIII. EXPERT AND TRAVELLING CRIMINALS. • 285. Hilda Gottfreida Sehreiber, aliases Hilda Schreiber, Hilda Watson, Margaret French, Margaret Fraser, Mary Bowden and Hilda Instone, C. R. O. No. 335- 1917. Description : B. ( Lowestoft) 1887, 5ft, 2| in., c. pale, h. brown, e. grey. See Case No. 236 ( Vol. I.). M. MmiAm c^ iM..?.':. u-} 86. George Tomsett, aliases George Townsend, Henry Day, William Williams and George Tompsett, C/ R. O. No. S/ 33568. Description : B. ( Turnham) 1878, 5ft. 6£ in., c. fresh, h. dk. ( turning grey), e. brown, scar rt. of face, star 1. forearm. See Case No. 183 ( Vol. II.). • 287. John Matthews, aliases John Rice, Edward Adams, Edward Mills and A. Webster, C. R. O. No- 269- 1924. " Description : B. ( Newcastle) 1867, oft. 10in., c. fresh, h. grey, e. blue ( lost rt.), scar rt. fore' arm and rt. wrist. Personal Weaknesses, Peculiarities, etc. : Smart appearance, speaks fluently. See Case No. 207 ( Vol. II.). 288. William Taylor, aliases William Harthan, William Harthen and William Hardern, C. R 0 No 943- 1913. Description : B. ( Oldham) 1886, oft. 8fin., c. sallow, h. dk. brown ( bald on top), e. brown, scar 1. thumb. See Case No. 216 ( Vol. II.). 10 tf. IQ. u . C,. nA, ii- 1.% 2, . Claude Weylan, aliases Claude Bertram Waylin, Claude Allen, Charles Claude Ward, Bertram Williams and B. C. Willis, C. R. O. No. 1694- 1908. Description : B. ( London) 1871, 5ft, 5 § in., e. fresh, h. and e. grey. See Case No. 230 ( Vol. II.). 290. Alfred Ward, aliases Albert Kirkie, Albert Kirkin, George Hallam, George Smith, George Collins, Albert Kerkin and Albert Kerkie, C. R. O. No. 2012- 1901. Description : B. ( Newhaven) 1875. 5ft. 6in., c. fresh, h. brown ( turning grey, bald on top), e. grey, sometimes wrears spectacles, scar each'eyebrow, forehead and rt. thumb. See Case No. 255 ( Vol. II.). The following perons who have already appeared in Supplement A have been re- convicted as follows— ^ 291. Frederick George Duncan, Case No. 96 ( Vol. I.), was sentenced as Frederick Whitest C. L. S- 22- 7- 1926, to 12 mos. impt. for housebreaking ( 2 cases). . Sentence to run ( cons.) with 9" mos. impt- at Middlesex Sess., 10- 7- 1926, for breach of recognizance, having been bound over, 28- 11- 25, for housebreaking. Method as in original case. Robert Wilson, Case No. 126 ( Vol. II.), was sentenced as Robert Randall Wilson atC. L. S.. 20- 7- 1926, to 9 mos. impt. for stealing a suit- case and contents from platform of railway station. 292. Thomas Henry Wharton, Case No. 107 ( Vol. III.), was sentenced as Frederick Charles Goolwin Aspinhall at Otley Pol. Ct., 23- 7- 1926, to 6 and 6 mos. impt. ( cons.) for larceny ( lodgings). Method as in original case. A case of larceny ( lodgings) at Lincoln City, of larceny ( bailee) and obtaining food, etc., bv false pretences at Skipton ( W. R.) were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. ^ George Williams, Case No. 361 ( Vol. III.), was, at Greenwich Pol. Ct. ( L,), 24- 7- 1926, fined .€ 3 and £ 2 costs and bound over in 40s. for 12 mos. for common assault. 293. Frank Boldero, Case No. 57 ( Vol. VI.), was sentenced as Francis Alfred Henry Baldaro at Warwick > ess., 29- 6- 1926, to 12 mos. impt. for obtaining books and attempting to obtain money by false pretences. Called at stationers' shops and stated he had been instructed by some local person Qf influence to take a number of books on approval. Having secured the books he took them to doctors' residences, usually when the doctor was out, and stated the doctor had ordered the books and that he was to collect the cost of them. Thirty- seven other cases of false pretences were taken into consideration when sentence was passed. Patrick Connor, Case No. 461 ( Vol. VIII.), was sentenced as Patrick Dooling at Brierley r. Sess., 26- 7- 1926, to 3 mos. impt. for larceny ( person). ^ John Taylor, Case No. 216 ( Vol. X.), was sentenced at C. L. S., 20- 7- 1926, to 9 mos. ir^ pt for possessing housebreaking implements by night. 294. Claud Everard Garrett, Case No. 337 ( Vol. X.), was sentenced as Cyril Daneby Maurice at HorsI^^ """ P. Sess., 23- 7- 1926, to 6 mos. impt. for attempting to obtain goods by false pretences. on house agents, asked for particulars of houses for sale, decided to purchase one and arraI* § ecj to call later with a deposit. Also called on a tradesman and ordered clothing to the value o^ ^ jp In each case he posed as an Inspector of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Used visit^ • cards bearing the name of C. Daneby- Maurice, B. A. B. Sc., H. M. Inspector, Ministry of Agricult\^ & Fisheries, Whitehall. A case of false pretences at Headley and one on W were taken ' consideration when sentence was passed. ^ Henry William Coxall, Case No. 358 ( Vol. X.), was sentenced as Thomas Murphy at Yarmouth P. Sess., 19- 7- 1926, to 9 mos. impt. for housebreaking ( 2 cases). Method as in ong^ case. One other case of similar nature at Norwich was taken into consideration when sent^^ J itrn o r\ r » fin/\/ l was passed ^ Frank Percy Berry, Case No. 214 ( Vol. XI.), was sentenced at C. C. C., 20- 7- 1926, to 22 i*^ impt. for forgery and uttering banker's cheques, larceny ( servant), embezzlement and falsify. of accounts. Method as in original case. ^ 295. Arthur George, Case No. 29 ( Vol. XII.), was sentenced as Gerald Essex Trevor at Victoria ^ Columbia) Pol. Ct., 28- 5- 1926, to 6 mos. impt. and deportation, for stealing clothing, etc., ff% dwelling house. Has also used the name of George Arthur. ^ Thomas Robinson, Case No. 77 ( Vol. XII.), was sentenced at C. C. C., 19- 7- 1926, to 8 mos. impt. for forgery and larceny ( 2 cases). Sent an accomplice to a large stores with an order for clothing, and when the property was delivered he made out a cheque for the amount and signed it in the name of William Walker. I ij^. Sid Brighten, Case No. 234 ( Vol. XII.) was sentenced as Sidney Broughton at North London Pol. Ct., 19- 7- 1926, to 2, 2, 2, 2 and 4 mos. impt. ( cons.) for larceny— trick. Called on persons and asked for financial assistance in order to bury his wife, said he would repay when he had received insurance money. Was given various sums but his statements were found to be untrue. LATEST INFORMATION. ^ Thomas Johnson, Case No. 16 ( Vol. I.), was liberated, 31- 7- 1926, to Shrewsbury. " Albert Eayres, Case No. 267 ( Vol. I.), died in Birmingham Hospital, 16- 7- 1926. John Clifton, Case No. 436 ( Vol. IV.), was liberated, 24- 7- 1926, to Tunbridge Wells. James Burke, Case No. 171 ( Vol. VI.), was liberated, 3- 8- 1926, into the M. P. D. - Charles Nunn, Case No. 457 ( Vol. VI.), was liberated on licence, 30- 7- 1926, into the M. P. D. •^ George Lewis, Case No. 6 ( Vol. VII.), was liberated on licence, 26- 7- 1926, to Swansea. ^ Laura Partridge, Case No. 366 ( Vol. VIII.), was liberated, 24- 7- 1926, to Buxton. ^ Rupert Burton Smith, Case No. 249 ( Vol. XI.), was liberated, 30- 7- 1926, to Birmingham ^ Arthur Frederick Collison Flatman, Case No. 442 ( Vol. XI.), was liberated, 26- 7- 1926, into the M. P. D. Intended address— 46, North Down Street, King's Cross. ^ George Henn, Case No. 379 ( Vol. XII.), was liberated, 30- 7- 1926, to Birmingham. NOTE.— In the event of information being received of the DEATH of any criminal whose particulars have appeared in POLICE GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT A, the fact should be notified to C. R. O. As the latest information or subsequent conviction of criminals, whose particulars have been inserted in Supplement A, will appear in each issue at the end of the cases, the original numbers should be cross- referenced on the printed lines provided for that purpose. SPECIAL NOTICE. When any person whose portrait and description have appeared in Supplement A is again arrested for any offence, and on account of being locally known the finger prints are not sent to C. R. O. for the purpose of search, it is requested that particulars of such conviction be sent to Criminal Record Office as soon as possible in order that they may appear in an early issue of Supplement A, for the information of all forces. T5 • ntiH Published for His Majesty's Stationery Office by the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District Printed ana New Scotland Yard- London, S. W. 1.